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Dark5yde

02-25-2013 10:43 PM

careful swapping wires. The pin layout is diff from driver side to pass side. At least it was on mine. my driver side was o---o- and the pass side was o--o-- I believe. So it does differ. So the pin #6 to pin #4 only worked in reference to my pass side.

FC5	02-25-2013 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby (Post 924289)

LOL I had to look way back myself, this was posted in the "smoked LED tail lights thread" back in Jan 2012 by me:

All I did was move the blue/green wire from pin 6 to pin 4, kept my capactitors plugged in, and success! Everything works!!!!

YES you will need capacitors, buy them from Lightwerkz (contact info on their website) and plug them in, and I hope your tail harnesses are wired like mine were! Let me know if you have any other questions, and get some Solaris Invisibulbs for the turns/reverse lights to stealth it out in the rear :)

Thanks! I'll try this out and report back....

FC5	02-25-2013 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark5yde (Post 924298)

If possible, can you take pics of both sides? Just want to make sure I have it correct, you and Ricky Bobby have been an awesome help, thanks again

Dark5yde

02-26-2013 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by FC5 (Post 924310)

If possible, can you take pics of both sides? Just want to make sure I have it correct, you and Ricky Bobby have been an awesome help, thanks again

I will def. take pics tomorrow morning for you and label which pins to swap.

Dark5yde

02-26-2013 02:35 PM

Pass. Side, take wire 6 (BK/WT-s)and move it to spot 4
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6810.jpg

Driver Side, take wire 1 (BK/GR-s)and move to spot 3
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6811.jpg

Another shot of driver side.
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6812.jpg

FC5	02-27-2013 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark5yde (Post 924413)

Thank you! Really appreciate this!

Ricky Bobby

02-27-2013 09:18 AM

good teamwork guys hope that and the capacitors solve the problems! oh and be sure to get your cold and warm bulb checks coded off, you will have a "strobing" sequence at startup until you do so.

Dark5yde

02-27-2013 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby (Post 924538)

you will have a "strobing" sequence at startup until you do so.

That doesn't bother me a whole bunch. Unless it detrimental to the lifespan.

Ricky Bobby

02-27-2013 01:18 PM

it will be eventually, LED's do not like cold monitoring. I have mine for about a year and no ill effects yet but I am getting coding soon since i've heard other members have had them fail after a few years.

Dark5yde

02-27-2013 03:59 PM

Just installed them. They look great. The caps did the trick. Thanks to Lightwerkz for a fantastic product. Very simple install, I followed my above pin switch as well as the instructions from lightwerkz. Instant good looks.

Lightwerkz Instructions
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6817.jpg

Lightwerkz Cap Kit
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6813.jpg

http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6814.jpg

Before with just tailgate lights installed
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6815.jpg

After
http://i72.servimg.com/u/f72/13/14/47/91/dscf6816.jpg

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